Raoul Verlet
Statue of Francisco José de Caldas , Plazoleta de Las Nieves, Bogotá
Charles Raoul Verlet (born September 7, 1857 in Angoulême , † November 4, 1923 in Cannes ) was a French sculptor .
Life
After spending two years in Bordeaux , he entered the Paris École des Beaux-Arts , where he studied with Cavalier and Barrias. At the turn of the century, Verlet lived in Louviers . In 1908 he became a Knight of the Legion of Honor and in 1910 a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts .
His art was also appreciated in Latin America, where bronze statues of various heroes of freedom stand from his hand, notably in Popayán , Colombia and Bogotá .
Works (selection)
- Charentais Monument, Angoulême (1887)
- Mausoleum of Mgr Sebaux in Angoulême Cathedral (1895)
- Fontaine Amédée-Larrieu in Bordeaux (1901)
- Statue of Guy de Maupassant , Parc Monceau
- Bronze bust of Guy de Maupassant, square Verdrel, Rouen, 1900 (destroyed 1941)
Awards
- Second Prix de Rome , a Prix du Salon from 1887 for his "Sorrow of Orpheus"
- Medal of Honor of the Salon 1900
Web links
Commons : Raoul Verlet - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
literature
- Loïc Vadelorge, Les Statues de Rouen, XIXe-XXe siècles , Rouen, 1999
Individual evidence
- ↑ Raoul Vernet ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ La Sculpture du XIXe siècle dans l'Eure (1820-1914) , musée de Bernay, 1987.
- ↑ Guy Pessiot, Histoire de Rouen 1900-1939 , PTC, 2004, p. 39
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lost, Raoul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Verlet, Charles Raoul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Angoulême , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 4, 1923 |
| Place of death | Cannes , France |